blue pike

noun

1. an extinct variety of the walleye, Strizostedion vitreum glaucum, inhabiting the Great Lakes until around 1980.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blue pike¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Commercial and game fish�blue pike, whitefish, sturgeon, northern pike�have nearly vanished, yielding the waters to trash fish that need less oxygen.

From Time Magazine Archive

The lake's prize fish�walleyes, blue pike, yellow perch and whitefish�have all but disappeared, and the fishing fleets along with them.

From Time Magazine Archive

Shortnose sturgeon, longjaw cisco, Piute, greenback and Montana west-slope cutthroat trout, Gila and Apache trout, the desert and Moapa dace, humpback chub, Colorado River squawfish, Cui-ui, Devils Hole, Comanche Springs and Owens River pupfish, Pahrump killifish, Gila top minnow, Maryland darter and blue pike.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Bangem had the only blue pike.

From Project Gutenberg

At her entrance into The Blue Pike pain and mental suffering had driven her to the verge of despair.

From Project Gutenberg